babelon

JSON templates using ES6+ object notation.

Like JSON, but really JS.

babelon uses vm, Function, and/or eval, so only use it where you trust the input.

Install

npm i --save babelon

Example

Let's say you want to mockup an JSON response, you can use babelon to write a template:

> example.babelon

{
  user: {
    id: user_id, /* variables */
    name: `${faker.name.firstName()} ${faker.name.lastName()}` // templates
  },
  posts: posts.map((post) => ({ // iterators
    id: post.id
  })),
  addOne: (v) => { // functions
    let a = 1;
    return v+a;
  },
  ...misc, // object spread properties
  is_active // property shorthand
}

> index.js

import babelon from 'babelon';
import faker from 'faker';
 
let tmpl = babelon.compile('example.babelon');
 
let obj = tmpl({faker, user_id: 1, posts: [{id: 1}], misc: {}, is_active: true});
 
// obj:
// { user: { id: 1, name: 'First Last' },
//   posts: [ { id: 1 } ],
//   addOne: [Function],
//   is_active: true }

Methods

• babelon.compileFile(file_path): returns callable template

• babelon.evalFile(file_path, locals = null): returns rendered template using locals

• babelon.compile(code_str): returns callable template

• babelon.eval(code_str, locals = null): returns rendered template using locals